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Printing inks whose binders, solvents and additives come from vegetable oils, rosin, lignin and other renewable feedstocks instead of mineral oil.

Bio-based paper sizing agents — pine gum rosin, fatty-acid-derived AKD, partially renewable plant-oil ASA, plus biomass-derived surface sizing and brightening agents.

Bio-based paper sizing agents — pine gum rosin, fatty-acid-derived AKD, partially renewable plant-oil ASA, plus biomass-derived surface sizing and brightening agents.

Anti-corrosion formulations, VCI films, epoxy coatings and lignin-based coatings made with bio-based oils, resins or lignin instead of wholly petrochemical chemistry, applied directly to metal for corrosion protection…

Finished mattresses and bedding in GOLS-certified natural latex, organic wool and cotton — sold by specialty manufacturers who treat certified natural feedstock as a direct alternative to polyurethane foam and synthetic…

Bio-bitumen and bio-asphalt replace or extend petroleum bitumen with binders and rejuvenators derived from plant oils and lignocellulosic biomass.

Bio-bitumen and bio-asphalt replace or extend petroleum bitumen with binders and rejuvenators derived from vegetable oils and lignocellulosic biomass.

Bio-bitumen and bio-asphalt replace or extend petroleum bitumen with binders and rejuvenators derived from plant oils and lignocellulosic biomass.

Recombinant spider-silk fibres and biomimetic photonic skin engineered for ballistic protection and adaptive camouflage, replacing petroleum-derived aramid fibre with protein produced by fermentation or transgenic silkworm expression, approaching…-class strength.

Recombinant spider-silk fibres and biomimetic photonic skin engineered for ballistic protection and adaptive camouflage, replacing petroleum aramid fibre with protein made by fermentation or expression in transgenic…

A narrow, EU-concentrated category — bio-based and inorganic binder chemistry replacing phenolic/formaldehyde resin systems in foundry moulds for metal casting.

Microorganisms and mineral carbonation bind aggregate into cement at room temperature — replacing the 1,500-degree kiln responsible for Portland cement's roughly 8% share of global CO2 emissions.

Microorganisms and mineral carbonation bind aggregate into cement at room temperature — replacing the 1,500-degree kiln responsible for Portland cement's roughly 8% share of global CO2 emissions.

Microalgae photobioreactor panels and modules built into a building's facade or ventilation system — living CO2 and VOC scrubbers that also shade and pre-cool the glazing as a side effect.

How a bio-claim is made provable: ISCC PLUS supply-chain certification on top of mass-balance production, ASTM D6866 radiocarbon measurement of biogenic carbon, and the digital product passport regime the EU adopted in July 2026 to keep such claims travelling with the product.

How a bio-claim is made provable: ISCC PLUS supply-chain certification on top of mass-balance production, ASTM D6866 radiocarbon measurement of biogenic carbon, and the digital product passport regime the EU adopted in July 2026 to keep such claims travelling with the product.

Plant-derived and biodegradable corrosion inhibitors — VpCI vapor-phase additives, anaerobically biodegradable VCI packaging films and bio-based cooling-water treatments — replacing petrochemical and heavy-metal corrosion chemistry across metals packaging, industrial water systems and oilfield fluids.

High-shear rotor-stator mixers, multi-shaft dispersers and monobloc cosmetic filling-packaging lines that turn oil and water phases carrying recombinant actives into stable cleanroom-grade emulsions.

High-shear rotor-stator mixers, multi-shaft dispersers and monobloc cosmetic filling-packaging lines that turn oil and water phases carrying recombinant actives into stable cleanroom-grade emulsions.

Bio-crisis management combines outbreak risk modelling, biosecurity consulting and crisis-response planning for pandemic, epidemic and biological-incident scenarios.

Operational-technology (OT) network visibility and cybersecurity monitoring built specifically for pharmaceutical and biomanufacturing plants — protecting bioreactor controllers, SCADA/MES systems and connected lab…

Enzymes and controlled fermentation neutralise phytate, trypsin inhibitors and oligosaccharides that limit nutrient uptake from plant-based…

Replacing chlorinated solvents and petroleum degreasers with lipase enzymes and live microbial cultures that continuously break down oils and fats right in the wash liquor.

Replacing chlorinated solvents and petroleum-based degreasers with lipase enzymes and live microbial cultures that continuously break down oils and fats directly in the cleaning fluid.

Finished denim built on organic cotton, plant-derived indigo and circular design with recycled content — sold by brands and mills that treat the bio-based and circular claim as the foundation of product engineering, not a marketing overlay on conventional denim.

Finished compostable foodservice ware — bagasse and moulded-fibre plates and bowls, PLA cutlery and cups — made and sold by specialty packaging converters for foodservice, as a commercial layer separate from the resin and fibre suppliers upstream.

Biocellulose sheet masks — nanoscale bacterial-cellulose fibre grown by fermenting coconut water with Komagataeibacter (formerly Acetobacter)…

Bio-FDM filaments — spools for fused-deposition-modelling 3D printing wound from bio-based polymers: predominantly polylactide (PLA) fermented from corn or cane starch, and a growing segment of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Bio-FDM filaments — spools for fused-filament 3D printing wound from bio-based polymers: mostly polylactic acid (PLA) from corn- or sugarcane-starch fermentation, with a growing segment of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

A genuinely narrow, emerging market of suppliers filtering microplastic fibres and particles from wastewater at domestic, municipal and industrial scale.

A genuinely narrow, emerging market of suppliers filtering microplastic fibres and particles from wastewater at domestic, municipal and industrial scale.

Finished bio-based floor coverings — linseed-oil linoleum, cork tile and plank, and bio-based carbon-negative carpet-tile…

Bio-surfactants and vegetable-oil-based frothers/collectors that replace petrochemical reagents based on alcohols, glycols and fatty-acid derivatives in mineral flotation…

Finished consumer footwear on bio-based materials — algae-oil foam in the sole, mycelium uppers and bio-based TPU — sold by footwear brands as the consumer-product layer separate from material suppliers.

Finished furniture and interior objects grown or made from mycelium, living trees trained into furniture shapes, and biopolymer from food-industry waste — sold by design-led makers working at small-commercial and design-market scale rather than mass furniture production.

Environmentally sound adhesives and coatings based on lignin, soy proteins, starch and vegetable oils, engineered to replace formaldehyde resins and petrochemical epoxies in construction, packaging and food preservation.

Environmentally sound adhesives and coatings based on lignin, soy proteins, starch and vegetable oils, engineered to replace formaldehyde resins and petrochemical epoxies in construction, packaging and food preservation.

A proprietary finish based on whey protein, a dairy-processing byproduct.

…a patented whey-protein finish, a by-product of dairy processing.

DEET-free personal insect repellents based on plant essential oils — citronella, lemon eucalyptus, geraniol, peppermint — sold by specialty brands as sprays, balms, patches and zone devices, positioned on avoiding harsh…

Neuromorphic silicon that computes the way biological neurons do — spiking neural networks, event-driven sensing and asynchronous processing — trading the always-on, clocked architecture of conventional AI chips for bio-inspired, microwatt-scale edge-sensor intelligence.

Neuromorphic silicon that computes the way biological neurons do — spiking neural networks, event-driven sensing and asynchronous processing — trading the always-on, clocked architecture of conventional AI chips for bio-inspired, microwatt-scale edge-sensor intelligence.

Bio-based building insulation materials, including hemp wool, mycelium composites, straw panels and expanded cork.

Bio-based building insulation materials, including hemp wool, mycelium composites, straw panels and expanded cork.

Bio-integrated direct air capture of CO2 — carbonic-anhydrase-based sorbents and photobioreactors with engineered microalgae, reducing DAC's regeneration energy and cost via low-temperature desorption.

Bio-integrated direct air capture of CO2 — carbonic-anhydrase-based sorbents and photobioreactors with engineered microalgae, reducing DAC's regeneration energy and cost via low-temperature desorption.

Bio-integrated direct air capture of CO2 — carbonic-anhydrase-based sorbents and photobioreactors with engineered microalgae, reducing DAC's regeneration energy and cost via low-temperature desorption.

Bio-based building insulation materials including hemp wool, mycelium composites, straw panels, and expanded cork.

Cultured-pearl jewellery — nacre biomineralised by a living oyster around an implanted nucleus over a multi-year grow-out cycle — is farmed and sold by producers that own the farms and by specialty…

Autonomous drone delivery of blood, vaccines and medical supplies to health facilities made hard to reach reliably by road infrastructure, seasonal flooding or distance from a distribution hub.

Acidophilic bacteria that oxidize sulfide minerals to release trapped copper, gold and rare-earth elements from mine tailings, paired with hyperaccumulator plants that extract residual metals from contaminated soil and concentrate them into a combustible "bio-ore.

Acidophilic bacteria that oxidize sulfide minerals to release trapped copper, gold and rare-earth elements from mine tailings, paired with hyperaccumulator plants that extract residual metals from contaminated soil and concentrate them into a combustible "bio-ore.

Prebiotic sodas, kombucha and cold-pressed wellness shots have moved from health-food niches to the mainstream beverage aisle — the clearest signal that gut-health functional drinks are now the core, not the add-on, of incumbent beverage strategies.

Bio-polyamide (nylon) polymers and fibres from renewable monomers — 100% castor-oil-based PA11, fermentation-derived pentanediamine PA56/PA510 and fully bio-based PA66 — supplied as polymer chips and melt-spun textile yarn feeding into apparel and technical-nylon supply chains.

Bio-based polyamide (nylon) polymers and fibres built from renewable monomers — 100%-castor PA11, fermentation-derived pentanediamine PA56/PA510, and fully bio-based PA66 — produced as polymer chip and melt-spun textile yarn that drop into apparel and technical nylon supply chains.

Plant-based cat litter — corn, wheat and wood-pellet formulations — is produced by specialty manufacturers as a direct replacement for open-pit-mined bentonite clay, with lower dust, flushability and…

Medical bioprinting filaments — bioresorbable polymers extruded into filament or pellet form for 3D-printing devices that dissolve in the body as surrounding tissue regenerates.

Gummies, chewable tablets and chocolate carrying a defined colony-forming-unit dose of live probiotic strains — the supplement format that removes pill fatigue and swallowing barriers while remaining shelf-stable, now the fastest-growing segment of the digestive-health aisle.

Platforms and 3PL operators that manage distribution, tracking and Prescription Drug Marketing Act (PDMA) compliance for product samples distributed to physicians by pharma and biotech companies.

UV-curable 3D printing resins built substantially from soy or other vegetable oil instead of fully petrochemical acrylates — sold by resin makers primarily on lower odour and reduced fossil content rather than a…

UV-curable 3D-printing resins built substantially on soy or other vegetable oil instead of wholly petrochemical acrylates — sold by resin makers primarily on lower odour and reduced fossil feedstock, not on a…

Socks knitted from merino wool, bamboo and hemp fibre, whose antifungal and antibacterial effect comes from the fibre's own natural chemistry (merino lanolin, bamboo's inherent 'bamboo kun' compound) rather than added…

Endurance-sport gels built around a biological delivery mechanism — alginate-pectin hydrogel that cross-links in stomach acid — whole-food formulas of fruit and nuts replacing synthetic maltodextrin blends, and…

Paper from agricultural and marine by-products — Venice-lagoon algae, banana and sugarcane harvest residues, grass fibre, and flower-seed-embedded plantable paper.

Biologically derived sunscreen actives rather than mineral filters — DNA-repair photolyase enzymes, mycosporine-like amino acids from algae, and the fern photoprotectant Polypodium leucotomos Fernblock.

Brands of nutrient-dense whole-food powders and direct-consumption supplements built around a specific superfood ingredient or blend — a category separate from the B2B suppliers of single-ingredient algae/protein isolates and from the mushroom and freeze-dried functional categories elsewhere in this catalogue.

…swimwear made of genuinely bio-based elastane, in contrast to the recycled synthetic fibres (regenerated ECONYL nylon) that dominate the broader 'sustainable swimwear' market.

…finished consumer fragrance brands built around aromatic molecules obtained by fermentation or biotechnological methods, distinct from the B2B layer of aroma-molecule suppliers.

A pioneer-reserve category — bakuchiol, a plant-derived cosmetic active positioned as a retinol alternative, produced and branded by a specialty ingredient supplier.

Tattoo-care balms based on plant oils and beeswax, built on botanical actives — helichrysum, tamanu, calendula,…

Simulation of biological threat scenarios (pandemic tabletop exercises, AI-designed pathogen risk, biodefense wargames).

Foods designed specifically for the 1–3-year transition — a category separate from infant formula (0–12 months) and from ordinary children's snacks not engineered for this developmental stage.

Engineered soil-and-plant systems — compact, prefabricated cells installed at curb inlets, parking lots and roadsides — that filter suspended solids, nutrients and metals out of urban stormwater before it reaches…

Underwear knit from bio-based fibers — organic cotton, bamboo viscose, hemp, TENCEL lyocell and modal — sold by direct-to-consumer brands positioning skin-contact comfort and lower environmental footprint against conventional cotton-polyester basics.

Vegan watch straps in cactus leather, cork and other plant-based leather alternatives, sold by specialty strap makers as the finished-accessory layer separate from the material producers whose cactus and cork leather they buy and turn into straps.

Passive biodiversity measurement — autonomous bioacoustic recorders, AI species identification (BirdNET) and eDNA metabarcoding — turn sound and water samples into scalable, verifiable biodiversity data for conservation, enforcement and corporate TNFD nature-risk disclosure.

Passive biodiversity measurement — autonomous bioacoustic recorders, AI species identification (BirdNET) and eDNA metabarcoding — turn sound and water samples into scalable, verifiable biodiversity data for conservation, enforcement and corporate TNFD nature-risk disclosure.

Anti-ageing serums built on signal peptides and growth factors — conditioned medium from human fibroblasts, copper peptides, epidermal growth factor, neuropeptide…

The US political push away from synthetic dyes is moving fermentation-derived and plant-extracted natural colourants from niche to mainstream.

AI-discovered short amino-acid chains released from plant and animal proteins by targeted enzymatic hydrolysis.

Physical infrastructure for collecting, processing, cryopreserving and distributing human biospecimens at population or clinical-research scale.

Replacing energy-intensive metal and chemical catalysts in petrochemical synthesis with engineered enzymes, immobilized flow reactors and cell-free systems — high selectivity, mild conditions, reusable catalysts across platform and fine chemicals.

Replacing energy-intensive metal and chemical catalysts in petrochemical synthesis with engineered enzymes, immobilized flow reactors and cell-free systems — high selectivity, mild conditions, reusable catalysts across platform and fine chemicals.

Reactor and auxiliary equipment that converts biomass into biochar plus heat and power via pyrolysis — modular continuous carbonizers, pyrolysis co-generation with biomass, and batch or mobile units.

Reactor and auxiliary equipment that converts biomass into biochar plus heat and power via pyrolysis — modular continuous carbonizers, pyrolysis co-generation with biomass, and batch or mobile units.

Biocompatible surface coatings — predominantly UV-curable hydrophilic polymer layers, plus drug-eluting and antimicrobial variants — applied to catheters, guidewires, stents and other blood- or tissue-contacting…

Biocompatible surface coatings — mostly UV-curable hydrophilic polymer layers, plus drug-eluting and antimicrobial variants — applied to catheters, guidewires, stents and other blood- or tissue-contacting…

Advanced bio-based materials — structural and functional, including mycelium composites, nanocellulose and natural-fibre-reinforced polymers — that replace fossil-derived plastics, fibreglass and expanded polystyrene (EPS).

Advanced bio-based materials — structural and functional, including mycelium composites, nanocellulose and natural-fibre-reinforced polymers — that replace fossil-derived plastics, fibreglass and expanded polystyrene (EPS).

The certification apparatus that decides whether a material can be called compostable: EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 conformance, the Seedling scheme whose 2026 revision tightens evidence for minor components,…

The certification apparatus that decides whether a material can be called compostable: EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 conformance, the Seedling scheme whose 2026 revision tightens evidence for minor components,…

Biodegradable exfoliating microbeads for cosmetics — cellulose-acetate and microcrystalline-cellulose spheres, konjac-glucomannan hydrogel particles, and beads of natural waxes/seeds.

Flexible and rigid polyurethane foams made from castor- and soy-oil bio-polyols with built-in biodegradation enzymes, replacing petrochemical polyols and HFC blowing agents in mattresses, car seats and furniture cushioning.

Flexible and rigid polyurethane foams built from castor- and soy-oil bio-polyols with embedded biodegradation enzymes, replacing petrochemical polyols and HFC blowing agents in mattresses, automotive seating and furniture cushioning.

Finished, certified-compostable consumer SKUs — PLA/PBS coffee capsule bodies and plant-fibre/cellulose tea-bag mesh — that replace aluminium capsules and PET/nylon tea bags and break down in industrial or home composting per EN 13432, ISO 17088 and BPI.

Sequencing and archiving the genomes of all eukaryotic life forms to support ecosystem restoration and bioprospecting.

Certification bodies and environmental consulting firms that audit and monitor biodiversity, land-use change and deforestation risk on behalf of bioenergy feedstock producers and buyers seeking ISCC, RSB or SBP sustainability certification.

Bio-based dyes and pigments produced via microbial fermentation and synthetic biology.